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Design Essays from the Anthemis Foundry on the design of everything, from websites to cities, with a focus on Venture Design in Financial Services.
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Relationship Numbers with Scientific Evidence
A recent paper published in Nature Human Behaviour adds a new number to social relationships. It is to do with place and is called location…
David Galbraith
Jul 2, 2018
Grids, Sheets and Narratives
Grids, Sheets and Narratives
Design improvements to the three most powerful end user productivity tools.
David Galbraith
Apr 12, 2018
Hypercash
Hypercash
A Design View of blockchains
David Galbraith
Oct 20, 2017
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Blockchains Are Not About Decentralization
Blockchains Are Not About Decentralization
Decentralization is not a useful feature of blockchains, it’s a necessary limitation to enable the real one — security.
David Galbraith
Sep 22, 2017
Types of Database from Blockchains to Data Lakes + Machine Learning
Types of Database from Blockchains to Data Lakes + Machine Learning
How to create a visual diagram that sums up all databases and put AI and blockchains in context.
David Galbraith
Jul 27, 2017
A New Approach to Designing Smart Cities
A New Approach to Designing Smart Cities
One day, I’d like to design a truly modern, functional city with the character of a medieval hill town.
David Galbraith
Jul 23, 2017
The World’s Money in Numbers
The World’s Money in Numbers
As of 2015 unless indicated.
David Galbraith
Apr 20, 2017
A Systems View of Markets
A Systems View of Markets
Markets as networks.
David Galbraith
Apr 20, 2017
The job that AI will kill — Software Engineering.
The job that AI will kill — Software Engineering.
The Internet is computer hardware as networks. AI is software as networks.
David Galbraith
Mar 16, 2017
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Digital Culture & Corporations, Not What We Think.
Digital Culture & Corporations, Not What We Think.
Digital Culture is not About Agile or Startups
David Galbraith
Mar 16, 2017
AI tl;dr
AI tl;dr
Lots of (A,B) data AND a big iron.
David Galbraith
Feb 9, 2017
While we plan a driverless future, drivers are determining the future of cars.
While we plan a driverless future, drivers are determining the future of cars.
1 of 6: Voice driven UX like Alexa is much more useful in cars than the home, because it’s dangerous to look at a screen while driving, not…
David Galbraith
Jan 5, 2017
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